In 2007, amid their European tour backing Minutes to Midnight—which shifted Linkin Park from nu-metal toward alternative rock with electronic touches and sold over 20 million copies—the band headlined day two of Pinkpop, Europe's oldest annual festival in Landgraaf. Their 60-minute set, charged with blistering riffs and Chester Bennington's charisma, opened with "One Step Closer" featuring a gunshot intro, building intensity via "Lying From You," debut tracks "No More Sorrow" and "Given Up" with fierce breakdowns, poignant "Somewhere I Belong" and "From the Inside," wrapping with "Faint" amid crowd moshing. The performance, undeterred by rainy weather, enthralled a 50,000-strong audience, as Setlist.fm reviewers noted, cementing the group's festival dominance, though enthusiasts lamented skipping "In the End" due to time constraints; it marked a standout chapter in Pinkpop history, where Linkin Park had debuted in 2001.